,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,merkley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to permit the use of     
certain electric vehicle charging       
stations at rest areas on the           
,interstate ,system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,recharge your      
,electric ,car on the ,highway to       
,alleviate ,range ,gaps ,effectively    
,act or the ,,recharge ,act4  #b4 ,use  
of and access to rest areas on the      
,interstate ,system for electric vehicle
 charging stations  7a7 ,in general     
,section #aaa of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7f7 ,electric   
vehicle charging stations  7#a7 ,in     
general ,notwithstanding subsections 7a7

 and 7b71 the ,secretary shall permit1  
consistent with section #aji7s71        
electric vehicle charging infrastructure
 for passenger automobiles 7as defined  
in section #cbija7;a7 of title #di7 at  
rest areas on the ,interstate ,system4  
7#b7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this   
subsection permits commercial activities
 on rights-of-way on the ,interstate    
,system except as necessary for the     
charging of electric vehicles in        
accordance with this subsection4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendments  7#a7           
,congestion mitigation and air quality  
improvement program ,section            
#adi7;c77#b7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by     
striking such stations and inserting    
such natural gas vehicle refueling      
stations2 and  7,b7 by striking of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7      
,jason's ,law ,section #adja7;d77#b7 of 
the ,moving ,ahead for ,progress in the 
#bast ,century ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #acg 
note2 ,public ,law #aab-ada7 is amended 

by striking ,electric vehicle battery   
charging stations or natural and        
inserting ,natural4  7c7 ,congressional 
intent ,nothing in this ,act or an      
amendment made by this ,act is intended 
as a statement of congressional intent  
with respect to the existing authority  
of the ,president or any other ,federal 
agency under section #aaa of title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code4